GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
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| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
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| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |